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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Beauty & The Beast – Double Standards in Ancient Greece
Standards of beauty have always changed through the years and from country to country. What is fashionable in one time and place may not be in the other. Whilst today is most Western countries it is considered trendy to sport … Continue reading
Cultural Vandalism – The destruction of priceless monuments by ISIS / ISIL
One of my most popular blog posts that I have ever written was on the ongoing destruction of historic Mecca by Saudi Arabia and whilst one day soon I hope to write more on the topic, I thought for now … Continue reading
A Guided Tour Inside The Houses Of Parliament
The last year or so I have probably visited Parliament a dozen times but always from the outside. I’ve been in before when I was about 10 years and remember bits and pieces of the interior and especially inside the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, London, Politics
Tagged Art, Culture, Democracy, history, House of Commons, House of Lords, Life, London, Parliament, Politics, Queen, Richard Harrington, Travel
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A Brief History of Parliament
On Thursday evening I was kindly invited on a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament by my local MP, Richard Harrington. Before I write-up a post about the tour itself I thought this would give a great opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, London, Politics
Tagged Churchill, history, House of Commons, House of Lords, Life, London, Parliament, Politics, The Magna Carta, The Queen, Travel, Wolf Hall
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Sintra – The Jewel in the crown of Lisbon
Having spent all day on the Friday sight-seeing around Lisbon we were eagerly awaiting Saturday, our second day in Portugal and our only full day. As there is so much to see in Lisbon I had planned to spend the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, history, Travel
Tagged Castello De Moore, Castle Of The Moors, Culture, history, holidays, Life, Lisbon, outdoors, Portugal, Sintra, Sintra National Palace, Travel, vacation
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Mr Spock in words and pictures
Here is a bonus third post of the week, following my recent post on Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock. For those with no interest in Star Trek, normal service will resume on Saturday with a cultural blog on Lisbon! Rather … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture, television
Tagged Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Culture, Leonard Nimoy, Life, Mr Spock, nostalgia, Quotes, Spock, Star Trek, television
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Remembering Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock
I was in Portugal on Friday when I heard the sad news of the death of Leonard Nimoy and whilst very saddened was not entirely surprised given his recent health problems. I shouldn’t have been surprised that his death was … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture, television
Tagged Captain Kirk, childhood, Leonard Nimoy, memories, Mr Spock, News, nostalgia, Sci-Fi, Social Media, Spock, Star Trek, television, William Shatner
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